by Timberly Kazmarek Marbes Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2024 Digital Issue On a balmy July afternoon last summer, a 32,000 square foot hangar at Green Bay Austin Straubel…
Category: Columns
New aircraft registration system provides one-stop service online
by Julie Carr MnDOT Aeronautics – Business Section Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2024 Digital Issue In Minnesota, all aircraft are registered with the Minnesota Department of Transportation, through…
MnDOT Aeronautics Update
by Ryan E. Gaug, Director Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2024 Digital Issue It is truly an honor to be writing my second annual MnDOT update from the aeronautics…
Summer Is Made For Flying & The Great Outdoors
by Yasmina Platt © Copyright 2024. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2024 Digital Issue Summer is here! The mountains are calling, and we must go… fly…
Redefining “Light Sport” & Realizing The Promise of MOSAIC
by Mark Baker AOPA President & CEO Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2024 Digital Issue If there is one thing that’s constant in aviation, and in life, it’s change….
NOTKOSH
by Dean Zakos © Copyright 2020, 2024. All rights reserved. Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2024 Digital Issue To paraphrase: “When once you have tasted AirVenture, you will forever…
Things To Consider When It’s Time To Overhaul Or Replace Your Engine
by Pete Schoeninger © Copyright 2024. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2024 Digital Issue Q) Why would anyone consider buying a used engine? How do they…
Fifty years of flying memories
“I always knew I would get here. What I did not know is how quickly…” by Richard Morey © Copyright 2024. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July…
Putting Your Autopilot On Probation
by Michael J. “Mick” Kaufman © Copyright 2024. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2024 Digital Issue I have used the phrase, “What Is It Doing…
Ocular Certification Changes
by Dr. Bill Blank, MD Senior Aviation Medical Examiner © Copyright 2024. All rights reserved Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2024 Digital Issue The FAA ocular certification procedures are…
U.S. Student Pilot Certificates Up 24%
by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2024 Digital Issue When you consider that the number of student pilot certificates received in the U.S. in 2023 increased 24%…
Fill ‘er up!
Keeping aviation fuel accessible while finding its alternative by Mark Baker AOPA President & CEO Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine April/May 2024 Digital Issue Flying season is about to heat…
Island Hopping In The San Juan Islands, Washington State
by Yasmina Platt © Copyright 2024. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine April/May 2024 Digital Issue I have talked about island hopping in the Bahamas and Michigan before but,…
Communicate with farmers about safe agricultural operations around airports
by Jared Wedel MnDOT Aeronautics Airport Coordinator – North Region Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine April/May 2024 Digital Issue One of the hardest things to tell farmers is that they…
Pilots: Leave The Gummies At Home!
by Gregory J. Reigel, Esq © Copyright 2024. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine April/May 2024 Digital Issue With the legalization of marihuana and/or cannabis in many states,…